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seven debt ceiling raises. white was just sort of -- everyone understood it would get raised and it was a time to remind people how big the debt was and nobody really took it seriously, press release. it was useful for that. once people started taking it seriously and said we are going to think about not paying the debt it bill absurd and it is -- it is absurd and it needs to be -- needs to go away or congress just needs to understand that that's the only use of it. a coin isn't going to solve that problem. looking at a darn corners of the constitution will not solve that problem. >> what is -- you know, the problem -- that -- republicans seem to have is it the leadership sort of knows that they really shun be playing politics of the debt ceiling. but the rank and file, they don't want any part of that. they want to play politics. >> this is the problem. this is my problem with people who are spending a lot of time, smart people. friends of ours who are spending a lot of time talking about the kooky ideas. you
seven debt ceiling raises. white was just sort of -- everyone understood it would get raised and it was a time to remind people how big the debt was and nobody really took it seriously, press release. it was useful for that. once people started taking it seriously and said we are going to think about not paying the debt it bill absurd and it is -- it is absurd and it needs to be -- needs to go away or congress just needs to understand that that's the only use of it. a coin isn't going to solve...
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you have the debt ceiling issue. all of those are in the mix right now because they are all coming to a head at the same time. we are going to need to deal with all of them. can't we be responsible? can't we work collaboratively on this? if we can -- hearing from the white house that, you know, you go figure it out. it is not my problem. i didn't have anything to do with this. that's not the way to go. >> let me ask you about your job as the head of the republican campaign committee. will you support all incumbent house republicans no matter what under all circumstances? or -- is your job to eliminate primary opposition? >> you know, i love how you -- you know, we try to talk in absolutes here. we are a member of organization that supports republicans and republican members of the house. here's when we do and we go out and recruit. i think, you know the voters want to check and balance in washington. we are going to offer a positive alternative. great candidates. we now -- second biggest majority since world war ii c
you have the debt ceiling issue. all of those are in the mix right now because they are all coming to a head at the same time. we are going to need to deal with all of them. can't we be responsible? can't we work collaboratively on this? if we can -- hearing from the white house that, you know, you go figure it out. it is not my problem. i didn't have anything to do with this. that's not the way to go. >> let me ask you about your job as the head of the republican campaign committee. will...
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that is far from a don't raise the debt ceiling ultimatum. boehner has now shown that he's willing to break glass and allow legislation to pass without a majority of the majority. perhaps we've seen the near future in how the republicans end up agreeing to a debt ceiling raise without a battle. government funding and government shutdown, different story. >>> let's turn back to the big story of the day. and that is the president's push on guns and the coming fight with both congress and the nra. in addition to calling on congress to pass gun control legislation, the president will propose a set of executive actions. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is here to help explain some of those executive actions. a big one that we know he's going to call for is this idea, pete, of basically ordering the justice department to prosecute people that fail background checks. explain why that hasn't been done before, and how it can be done. >> sure, first of all. the federal law makes it a crime for somebody to falsify, knowingly falsify information
that is far from a don't raise the debt ceiling ultimatum. boehner has now shown that he's willing to break glass and allow legislation to pass without a majority of the majority. perhaps we've seen the near future in how the republicans end up agreeing to a debt ceiling raise without a battle. government funding and government shutdown, different story. >>> let's turn back to the big story of the day. and that is the president's push on guns and the coming fight with both congress and...
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. >> i want to pick your brain on the debt ceiling. speaker bainer said the feeling about the debt ceiling. >> white house officials that we've spoken to on background say the president will not negotiate on the debt ceiling again, period. >> i can say this, sun's not going to come up tomorrow, but guess what, it is. so the president can say i'm not going to negotiate on the debt limit. get over it. >> so simply put, does the president need to, quote, get over it? >> well, he has to negotiate with the speaker because this is a system which has two major elements. the president and the house of representatives. they're the two parties. so it's basically the president theoretically controls that body. it's a divided government. obviously, there has to be some negotiation here. the debt ceiling discussion is a great opportunity to move forward on some initiatives the president has suggested which are good in the area of budget control. changing the way we calculate cpi. he's put that proposal on the table. it's very positive. he ought to
. >> i want to pick your brain on the debt ceiling. speaker bainer said the feeling about the debt ceiling. >> white house officials that we've spoken to on background say the president will not negotiate on the debt ceiling again, period. >> i can say this, sun's not going to come up tomorrow, but guess what, it is. so the president can say i'm not going to negotiate on the debt limit. get over it. >> so simply put, does the president need to, quote, get over it?...
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. >> they are potentially saying the shut down, but don't play around with the debt ceiling. it sounded mild compared to the president's in his interview with our pal, john harwood of cnbc. >> wall street has been calm about this. is that the right way to look at it? >> this time is different. they should be concerned. when you have a situation in which a faction is willing potential lly to default on obligations, we are in trouble. >> a quick comment on what the president did. it's a dangerous place to be. they seem to be reacting with the markets and implying that that they have been under reacting and markets go down today. those comments are going to be highlighted boy a lot of people and if they do react, does he want to be in a position where the comments don't move markets? it seemed maybe something he didn't want to go out on a on. neither makes much real progress, all signs of soothing the grass roots with shall we say manufactured outrage while they wait out the clock. chairing the democratic national committee, congresswoman, good morning to you. >> good morning. >
. >> they are potentially saying the shut down, but don't play around with the debt ceiling. it sounded mild compared to the president's in his interview with our pal, john harwood of cnbc. >> wall street has been calm about this. is that the right way to look at it? >> this time is different. they should be concerned. when you have a situation in which a faction is willing potential lly to default on obligations, we are in trouble. >> a quick comment on what the...
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but i know it's better from their point of view than having this debate around the debt ceiling again. >> that's true, but republicans don't want that. >> we don't want that either. >> we know viewers having whiplash on this whole issue. dave gregory, see you later in the week. >>> up next, the republican brand, how low can it go? our pollsters will be here to dig deeper into our brand-new poll. >>> plus, final farewell. we're live at the vatican where tens of thousands have gathered to hear the pope's last message to his followers. >>> and by the way, the sky is falling. no, it has nothing to do with sequester. it's about actual things falling from the sky. just how many objects are on a potential collision course with the earth and why is one congressman say we're not prepared for that danger. and by the way, this actually does have to do with budget cuts and we'll tell you why. but first, a look ahead at today's politics planner. chuck hagel has been sworn in. that has already happened. he is now the secretary of defense. you're watching "the daily rundown," only on msnbc. all righ
but i know it's better from their point of view than having this debate around the debt ceiling again. >> that's true, but republicans don't want that. >> we don't want that either. >> we know viewers having whiplash on this whole issue. dave gregory, see you later in the week. >>> up next, the republican brand, how low can it go? our pollsters will be here to dig deeper into our brand-new poll. >>> plus, final farewell. we're live at the vatican where tens...
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debt ceilings are going to be the trigger. that was rob portman making the debt ceiling threat, not somebody more idea logical. there's no incentive for republicans to make a deal with a weaker hand. it may be the last window the white house has. republicans of the house are going to run into a pr problem if they don't even pretend they want to negotiate with snalt democrats. they have refused to name their -- to the conference committee to begin their process of hammering out a real deal. yesterday, congressman ryan had an odd explanation as to why they're not doing that. >> when does the clock start? >> so, we do want to go to conference, but when we have a good chance of getting something done. the president should get create for putting chain cpi out there. wasn't in our budget, wasn't in patty's budget. if we go to congress early, i can guarantee you'll see votes on the house floor prior to going to conference where nobody votes and it makes it that much harder to be part of the final agreement. >> what's paul ryan talkin
debt ceilings are going to be the trigger. that was rob portman making the debt ceiling threat, not somebody more idea logical. there's no incentive for republicans to make a deal with a weaker hand. it may be the last window the white house has. republicans of the house are going to run into a pr problem if they don't even pretend they want to negotiate with snalt democrats. they have refused to name their -- to the conference committee to begin their process of hammering out a real deal....
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the debt ceiling debacle is postponed until may. the senate is close to a deal to reforming the filibuster. and we of course are waiting for the start of the nominatio
the debt ceiling debacle is postponed until may. the senate is close to a deal to reforming the filibuster. and we of course are waiting for the start of the nominatio
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we've got the debt ceiling coming up again. it comes up in may. obviously they have some time to work with there. but we've got to address this issue for the american people. >> are you willing to raise the debt ceiling if you knew the process is going to move forward even if it doesn't have a cut for every dollar that it's going up? >> there has to be a solution in place to our deficit and our debt. that's why this is an opportunity to get this job done. >> that's a high bar. you're saying the debt ceiling may not be raised if you don't have a solution in may? >> i think it is going to be very hard to get people to agree the debt ceiling unless we address our spending problems and reform our programs. >> all right. john hoeven, republican senator from north dakota, the former governor there. thank you, sir, for sharing your views. >>> remember to watch the networks of nbc universal all week long for our green week coverage from the politics of the environment, to the ways we can all work together to help go green. >>> coming up, authorities foil
we've got the debt ceiling coming up again. it comes up in may. obviously they have some time to work with there. but we've got to address this issue for the american people. >> are you willing to raise the debt ceiling if you knew the process is going to move forward even if it doesn't have a cut for every dollar that it's going up? >> there has to be a solution in place to our deficit and our debt. that's why this is an opportunity to get this job done. >> that's a high bar....
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showdown that takes place in november. >> one more backdrop for debt ceiling that will renew this summer and fall. chuck todd in ireland, safe travels. we'll visit with you tomorrow at grmds. >> see you at the brandenburg gate, my friend. >> we bring things back closer to home, third and final debate in the massachusetts race tonight, before ed markey and republican nominee, former navy s.e.a.l. gabriel gomez face off. the following, markey widening his lead to 13 points ahead of gomez. joining me now is matt from the boston globe, a former romney rambler as we were traveling the nation not too long ago. a lot of romney helping him. a big push behind him, president, first lady, joe biden, al gore at a fundraiser supporting markey. are democrats that concerned this could be a repeat of scott brown? >> i think they are trying to prevent that, pulling out all the stops trying to prevent any lethargic aspects that riddled the martha coakley campaign in 2010. you're seeing everybody out there early trying to raise money. it seems to have given markey a comfortable lead. gomez has to do someth
showdown that takes place in november. >> one more backdrop for debt ceiling that will renew this summer and fall. chuck todd in ireland, safe travels. we'll visit with you tomorrow at grmds. >> see you at the brandenburg gate, my friend. >> we bring things back closer to home, third and final debate in the massachusetts race tonight, before ed markey and republican nominee, former navy s.e.a.l. gabriel gomez face off. the following, markey widening his lead to 13 points ahead...
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ceiling. if they demand concessions, he won't back down, he says. >> he made it very clear that he was not going to negotiate over the debt ceiling. we have got to stop lurching from crisis to crisis, in his words and in our words. >> the president made it very clear that while he was prepared to work with our republican colleagues, he was not prepared to put at risk the credit worthiness of the united states of america and i think all of our caucus on that clapped. >> republicans say that line in the sand is a nonstarter. paul ryan spoke last night on fox about it. >> we're not going to give the president an empty -- a blank credit card. we're going to insist on real debt reduction and economic growth policies as we get to these physicfirsscal issues. we're not going to call, what we call a naked limit debt increase he's asking for. >> abruptly yanked the so-called t-hud bill. yes, it has the word "thud" in it. transportation program. when it became clear they did not have the republican vote
ceiling. if they demand concessions, he won't back down, he says. >> he made it very clear that he was not going to negotiate over the debt ceiling. we have got to stop lurching from crisis to crisis, in his words and in our words. >> the president made it very clear that while he was prepared to work with our republican colleagues, he was not prepared to put at risk the credit worthiness of the united states of america and i think all of our caucus on that clapped. >>...